January 7, 2002, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
January 10, 2002, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
January 14, 2002, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
January 15, 2002, read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0.

HOUSE ACTION

February 5, 2002, read first time and referred to Committee on Human Affairs.
February 14, 2002, reported _ Do Pass.

February 15, 2002

Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2002)

PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
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additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in thisstyletype.
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ENGROSSED

SENATE BILL No. 149

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SECTION 1. IC 16-37-1-8.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2002]: Sec. 8.5. (a) Upon request by a parent of a stillborn child,
a local health officer shall provide to the parent a certificate of
birth resulting in stillbirth.
(b) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth provided under
subsection (a) must contain the following:
(1) The caption "Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth".
(2) A space for the name of the stillborn child.
(c) A certificate provided under this section is in addition to a
certificate of stillbirth registration provided under section 8 of this
chapter.
(d) For purposes of federal, state, and local taxes, the certificate
provided under this section is not proof of a live birth.
(e) A local health department may charge the same fee for a
certificate provided under this section as the fee charged for a
certificate of birth registration provided under section 8 of this

chapter.
(f) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth must be issued on
tamper resistant paper.